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Società Chimica Italiana

Camplus College Lingotto

Torino (Italy)

May 5th-9th, 2018

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Proceedings of the

EYCN Symposium

1st edition

Edited by: F. Bella, P. Franco, E. Lenci, A. Soldà, S. Staderini, L.

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Copyright © 2018 Società Chimica Italiana, Viale Liegi 48C, 00198-

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Symposium Chair

Federico Bella

Organizing & Scientific Committee

Federico Bella

Francesca Colò

Placido Franco

Elena Lenci

Giulia Piana

Alice Soldà

Samuele Staderini

Leonardo Triggiani

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Welcome message

Dear participants,

welcome to the 1st edition of the EYCN Symposium, the scientific

event organized by the Italian Chemical Society and the European

Young Chemists’ Network within the XIII EYCN Delegate Assembly.

This symposium is fully devoted to young researchers, such as

MSc and PhD students, post-doc fellows and young researchers in

companies. All the disciplines of Chemistry are covered: analytical,

physical, industrial, organic, inorganic, theoretical, pharmaceutical,

biological, environmental, macromolecular and electrochemistry.

Enjoy the conference!

Federico Bella

Chair of EYCN Symposium

HOW TO CITE YOUR WORK:

The scientific contributions of this

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You can cite your work in this way:

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Staderini, L. Triggiani, ISBN: 978-88-86208-

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Index

Symposium Program 12

Abstracts 14

About SCI 35

EYCN Welcome Letter 37

EYCN Rules and Regulations 46

EYCN Recognized Events

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Program

Sunday, 6th May

18:00 – 18:45

Chair: F. Bella (PoliTO) and E. Lenci (UniFI)

OR-1 Ana R. Araújo, Portugal

OR-2 João Borges, Portugal

OR-3 Francesca Colò, Italy

OR-4 Diego García-Gómez, Spain

OR-5 Katarina Josifovska, Macedonia

OR-6 Mark Kelada, Ireland

Monday, 7th May

15:45 – 16:30

Chair: P. Franco (UniBO) and L. Triggiani (UniBA)

OR-7 Hanna Makowska, Poland

OR-8 Maximilian Menche, Germany

OR-9 Victor Mougel, France

OR-10 David Novak, Czech Republic

OR-11 Jackie O’Neil, United States

OR-12 Kseniia Otvagina, Russia

OR-13 Giulia Piana, Italy

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Tuesday, 8th May

16:45 – 18:00

Chair: F. Colò (PoliTO) and G. Piana (PoliTO)

OR-14 Michal Procházka, Slovakia

OR-15 Antonio M. Rodríguez, Spain

OR-16 Sebastian Sobottka, Germany

OR-17 Samuele Staderini, Italy

OR-18 Miguel Steiner, Austria

OR-19 Mária Szabó, Hungary

Concluding remarks: Federico Bella, Italy

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OR-1 Galloyl-terminated dendrimers modulate Aβ42 fibrillization and

reduces cellular toxicity

Ana R. Araújo,a,b Juan Correa,c Eduardo Fernandez-Megia,c Rui L. Reis,a,b,d and

Ricardo A. Piresa,b,d

a 3B’s Research Group, University of Minho, AvePark, 4805-017 Barco, Portugal b ICVS/3B’s - Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

c Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS),

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain d The Discoveries Centre for Regenerative and Precision Medicine, Barco, Portugal

E-mail: rpires@dep.uminho.pt

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the occurrence of extracellular senile

plaques of aggregated amyloid-beta peptide (Ab42). These plaques are generated by the

self-assembling of Ab42 monomers into supramolecular nanofibrillar structures stabilized

by the peptide’s β-sheets. While the senile plaques are a hallmark of AD, the presence of

intracellular soluble Ab42 oligomers (precursors of the senile plaques) are reported to be

the main cause of its toxicity [1].

We have previously demonstrated that the use of natural polyphenols can rescue cell

viability affected by the Ab42 fibrillization. In fact, the use of EGCG as a modulator of

Ab42 self-assembly has been studied, and its ability to block the assembly process has

been reported [2]. The activity of EGCG is reported to occur through the interference of

the Pi-Pi stacking within the Ab42 supramolecular arrangement [3]. In general, most of

the natural polyphenols reported to modulate Ab42 self-assembly present galloyl-type

moieties. Based on this observation, we designed dendrimers displaying this type of

moieties on their surface and tested them for their ability to modulate Ab42 fibrillization.

We synthesised a G0-GA core dendrimer with two gallates, and a G1-GA one with six

gallate groups. We used CD, DLS and fluorescence spectroscopy to evaluate their ability

to inhibit Ab42 fibrillization. Our results show that G1-GA is able to decrease the β-sheet

content of the Ab42 supramolecular assemblies, while reducing the size of the fibrils. We

also confirmed that G1-GA has the capacity of maintain SH-SY5Y cell viability, reducing

the oligomeric Aβ42 assemblies in the cytoplasm of the cells. Our results demonstrate

that G1-GA dendrimer represents a promising custom-made nanotherapeutical tool able

to modulate the toxicity of Ab42 assemblies in the AD context.

Acknowledgments: Authors acknowledge the fellowship “NORTE-08-5369-FSE-000037”. This work

was also supported by: H2020-TWINN-2015-692333 (CHEM2NATURE); H2020-WIDESPREAD-

2014-2-668983 (FORECAST); GRC2014/040 and Accreditation 2016-2019, ED431G/09 and the

European Union (ERDF and H2020).

[1] Y.S. Eisele, C. Monteiro, C. Fearns, S.E. Encalada, R.L. Wiseman, E.T. Powers, and J.W. Kelly,

Nat. Rev. Drug Discov. 14 (2015) 759-780.

[2] G. Meisl, J.B. Kirkegaard, P. Arosio, T.C.T. Michaels, M. Vendruscolo, C.M. Dobson, S. Linse,

and T.P.J. Knowles Meisl, Nat. Protocols 11 (2016) 252-272.

[3] A. Attar, F. Rahimi, and G. Bitan, Trans Neuro. 4 (2013) 385-409.

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OR-2 Supramolecular multilayered biomaterials as instructive platforms

to control cell behavior

João Borges,a,b Maria Sousa,a,b Goksu Cinar,c Sofia Caridade,a,b Mustafa Guler,c

and João Manoa,b

a Department of Chemistry, CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro,

Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal b 3B’s Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of

Minho, AvePark, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal;

ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associate Laboratory

Braga/Guimarães, Portugal c Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research

Center (UNAM), Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey

E-mail: joaoborges@ua.pt

Over the last decades, scientists have been inspired by fascinating natural systems to

develop supramolecular biomaterials aimed at recreating the complex composition,

structure, dynamic and functional behavior of native extracellular matrix (ECM) [1].

Although very promising, most of the developed systems still lack control in thickness,

composition, and the functional dynamic nature and structural complexity found in

biological systems, which limits many biomedical applications. Herein, we report the

successful fabrication of supramolecular multilayered biomaterials comprising marine-

origin polysaccharides and oppositely charged self-assembling peptide amphiphiles (PA)

by combining the molecular self-assembly strategy with the electrostatic-driven Layer-

by-Layer (LbL) assembly technology [2]. Alginate, an anionic biocompatible

polysaccharide, was used to trigger the self-assembling capability of positively charged

PA molecules. The LbL technology was further employed to fabricate supramolecular

multilayered biomaterials with tailored composition, structure and function at the

nanoscale, by repeating the alternate deposition of both molecules. The fabrication

process was monitored by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring. The

morphological properties were studied by atomic force microscopy and transmission

electron microscopy, revealing the nanofibrous structure of the assembly formed by the

two molecules. The in vitro biological performance of the supramolecular biomaterials

was assessed using C2C12 cells. An enhanced cell behavior was observed on the

supramolecular systems having peptide amphiphiles as the outermost layer, showing

great promise for being used as supramolecular ECM-like platforms for biomedical

applications, including those in muscle and neural tissue regeneration.

Acknowledgments: JB and MPS acknowledge the financial support by the Portuguese Foundation

for Science and Technology (FCT) through the Postdoctoral (SFRH/BPD/103604/2014) and PhD

(SFRH/BD/97606/2013) grants, respectively. This work was supported by the European Research

Council grant agreement ERC-2014-ADG-669858 for project “ATLAS”.

[1] M. J. Webber, E.A. Appel, E.W. Meijer, and R. Langer, Nature Mater. 15 (2016) 13-26.

[2] J. Borges, M.P. Sousa, G. Cinar, S.G. Caridade, M.O. Guler, and J.F. Mano, Adv. Funct. Mater. 27 (2017) 1605122.

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OR-3 Designing polymer electrolytes for sodium-based batteries

Francesca Colò, Giulia Piana, Marisa Falco, Giuseppina Meligrana, Federico Bella, and Claudio Gerbaldi

GAME Lab, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino,

Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy

E-mail: francesca.colo@polito.it

Here, we offer an overview of our recent developments on innovative polymer

electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries. Polymer electrolytes were prepared through

different techniques, including simple solvent casting [1] and UV-induced

photopolymerization (UV-curing) [2,3], being simple, low-cost and easily scalable to an

industrial level. All samples were thoroughly characterized in the physico-chemical and

electrochemical viewpoint. They exhibited an excellent ionic conductivity of 1 mS cm1 at

25 °C and wide as and wide electrochemical stability window (4.7 V vs. Na+/Na), which

ensure safe operation at ambient conditions. Electrochemical performances in lab-scale

devices were evaluated by means of cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic

charge/discharge cycling using different electrode materials (prepared by water-based

procedures exploiting green carboxymethylcellulose as binder).

Work on Na-ion polymer batteries for moderate temperature application is at an early

stage, only lab-scale cells were demonstrated so far. Nevertheless, with the appropriate

choice and optimization of electrode/electrolyte materials (and successful combination

thereof), the intriguing characteristics of the newly developed polymer electrolytes here

presented postulates the possibility of their effective implementation in safe, durable and

high energy density secondary Na-based solid-state devices conceived for green-grid

storage and operating at ambient and/or sub-ambient temperatures.

Acknowledgements: Part of this work is carried out within the activities “Ricerca Sistema Elettrico”

funded through contributions to research and development by the Italian Ministry of Economic

Development.

[1] F. Colò, F. Bella, J.R. Nair, M. Destro, and C. Gerbaldi, Electrochim. Acta 174 (2015) 185-190. [2] F. Bella, F. Colò, J.R. Nair, and C. Gerbaldi, ChemSusChem 8 (2015) 3668-3676.

[3] F. Colò, F. Bella, J.R. Nair, and C. Gerbaldi, J. Power Sources 365 (2017) 293-302.

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OR-4 Secondary ElectroSpray Ionization (SESI) as a tool for real-time

breath analysis

Diego García-Gómeza and Pablo Martínez-Lozano Sinuesb

a Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Salamanca, Spain b Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Switzerland

E-mail: dgg@usal.es

Exhaled breath contains valuable information about metabolic processes taking place

within the human body. Every exhalation contains hundreds of compounds, including

metabolites, inhaled exogenous substances and compounds produced in the oral cavity.

Since Pauling discovered more than 200 different compounds in exhaled breath using gas

chromatography (GC) in the 1970s [1], interest in breath analysis has steadily grown

with over 800 compounds identified so far [2].

Interest in studies aimed at identifying clinically relevant exhaled compounds has led

to a significant development of appropriate analytical techniques for the detection and

identification of human exhaled metabolites. One of such approaches was pointed out by

Fenn and co-workers. They noted that gas phase molecules were efficiently ionized in

contact with an electrospray cloud at atmospheric pressure, leading to mass spectra akin

to that of a sample ionized from the liquid phase. This peculiar way of ionizing vapors has

been dubbed “secondary electrospray ionization” or SESI.

Recent studies combining SESI with several commercial high-resolution mass

spectrometers (HRMS) have measured limits of detection at sub-ppt levels. This

approach is therefore sensitive enough to detect VOCs in minute concentrations in

breath, in real time, and can be virtually applied to any commercial MS instrument.

Here we present our contribution to include breath as an alternative body fluid by

means of SESI-MS for untargeted metabolomic studies, for non-invasive diagnosis of

lung diseases, and for monitoring drugs in exhaled breath.

Figure 1: Workflow aiming to the discovery of breath candidate markers.

[1] L. Pauling, A.B. Robinson, R. Teranishi, and P. Cary, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 68 (1971) 2374-2376. [2] B. de Lacy Costello, A. Amman, H. Al-Kateb, C. Flynn, W. Filipiak, T. Khalid, D. Osborne, and

N.M. Ratcliffe, J. Breath Res. 8 (2014) 014001.

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OR-5 Enrichment of the epsilon hexachlorocyclohexane isomer in

underground water samples

Katarina Josifovska and Zoran Zdravkovski

Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril &

Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia

E-mail: katarina.josifovska@ukim.edu.mk

Almost 50 years after phasing out the production and use of lindane (γ-

hexachlorocyclohexane – γ-HCH) in most countries its isomers obtained as side products

are persistently causing a global environmental concern. It is estimated that the total

amount of HCH isomers is probably around 2-5 million tons, making it probably the most

abundant organic pollutant mix in the world [1]. Unfortunately those dump sites are near

or within the city limits, such as in Skopje, Macedonia.

Underground water samples around a dump site of HCH isomers were concentrated by

liquid-liquid extraction followed by GC–MS analysis. The preliminary results of this

investigation gave unusual results: the least abundant ε-HCH isomer from the reaction

mixture (2-3 %) at some places is the most dominant HCH isomer in the water samples

(as much as ~60 %). This is in line what only one research group has so far reported

[2]. Furthermore, 1,3-dichlorobenzene was detected in one of the samples which can be

attributed to the degradation of the α-HCH isomer.

We believe that the differences in the amounts can be explained by the microbial

environment responsible for a different decomposition rate of the isomers resulting in

enrichment of the least degradable isomers.

[1] J. Vijgen, The Legacy of Lindane HCH Isomer Production. A global overview of residue

management, formulation and disposal, International HCH & Pesticides Association, 2006, www.ihpa.info/library_access.php (accessed July 2015). [2] V. Fuscoletti, L. Achene, F. Gismondi, D. Lamarra, L. Lucentini, S. Spina, E. Veschetti, and L. Turrio-Baldassarri, Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 95 (2015) 108–115.

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OR-6 The design, synthesis and evaluation of novel small molecules

with potential as anti-diabetic agents

Mark Kelada and John Stephens

Department of Chemistry, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland

E-mail: mark.kelada@mu.ie

Diabetes is a chronic condition where suffers display abnormally high blood glucose

levels. These high blood glucose levels result from cells inability to take in glucose from

the bloodstream. The principle goal of diabetes treatment is to lower blood glucose

levels. Complex I is a protein that plays a central role in transforming glucose into energy

(ATP). Inhibition of complex I would result in a cell increasing its uptake/supply of

glucose from the bloodstream in order to maintain its energy (ATP) levels.

In doing so blood glucose levels would lower [1, 2]. This project aims to develop small

organic molecules as inhibitors of complex I, and hence a method for targeting diabetes.

The target inhibitors are generated via multistep synthetic pathways and biologically

evaluated using a cellular glucose uptake assay.

[1] D.S.D. Martin, S. Leonard, R. Devine, C. Redondo, G.K. Kinsella, C.J. Breen, V. McEneaney, M. F. Rooney, T.S. Munsey, R.K. Porter, A. Sivaprasadarao, J.C. Stephens, and J.B.C. Findlay, J. Mol.

Endocrinol. 56 (2016) 261–271. [2] J. Stephens, J. Findlay, G. Kinsella, D. Martin, R. Devine, T. Velasco-Torrijos, and C.W.G. Fishwick, N-acyl-N'-pehnylpiperazine derivatives as SRBP modulators for use in the treatment of diabetes and obesity, WO2013060860, 2013.

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OR-7

Organic field effect transistors with X-ray photoresponse

Hanna Makowska,a Wojciech Zajaczkowski,b Wojciech Pisula,a,b Paul Blom,b and

Tomasz Marszaleka,b

a Department of Molecular Physics, Lodz University of Technology, Zeromskiego 116, 90-

924 Lodz, Poland b Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany

E-mail: hanna.makowska@edu.p.lodz.pl

The main problem in characterization of organic compounds is the invasiveness of the X-

ray radiation. Many organic materials degrade under the influence of this type of

radiation. Some organic semiconductors are very sensitive and even a small dose of the

radiation can damage them or cause various changes in their molecular structure and

properties [1].

Despite the damage of organic materials, there are also materials which react to

electromagnetic waves (not only to visible light but also to X-ray radiation)

by generating photocurrent and can be used as sensors or detectors

of hazardous radiation doses. Over the past few years some reports about organic X-ray

sensors were published, but most devices were based

on photodiodes or transistors build from single crystals, nanowires

or with the addition of inorganic layers. According to our best knowledge, there are

limited scientific reports describing X-Ray sensors based on thin films organic transistors.

In one of them OFET based X-ray sensor comprising an additional thin inorganic dielectric

layer was constructed [2]. The newest, reports about direct, highly sensitive OFET X-ray

sensor [3].

Due to well-known advantages of thin film organic field effect transistors (OFETs)

interest on using organic semiconductors as an active layer in X-ray radiation detectors

to replace inorganic compounds is constantly growing.

This work demonstrates the influence of synchrotron X-ray radiation on thin film OFETs in

particular the behavior of the transistor properties like drain current, charge carrier

mobilities and threshold voltage. For this purpose as model compounds literature known

organic semiconductors were chosen ensuring easy processibility and high charge carrier

mobility. These materials were characterized by current-voltage characteristics and

grazing-incidence wide angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) measurements with and without

irradiation.

Acknowledgments: This work is supported by the Foudation for Polish Science in the frame of First

team program, First TEAM/2017-3/26.

[1] A. Neuhold, J. Novák, H. G. Flesch, A. Moser, T. Djuric, L. Grodd, S. Grigorian, U. Pietsch, and R. Resel Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B 284 (2012) 64-68. [2] H.N. Raval and V.R. Rao, IEEE Electr Device L. 31 (2010) 1482-1484. [3] S. Lai, P. Cosseddu, L. Basiricò, A. Ciavatti, B. Fraboni, and A. Bonfiglio, Adv. Electron. Mater. 4 (2017) 1600409.

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OR-8 A DFT study on the plasma formation of perchlorosilanes

Maximilian Menche, Julia I. Schweizer, and Max C. Holthausen

Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Max-von-

Laue-Str. 7, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany

E-mail: maximilian.menche@stud.uni-frankfurt.de

The amine-induced formation of neo-Si5Cl12 from Si2Cl6 represents one of the few

preparatively efficient synthetic routes to defined perchlorinated oligosilanes known to

date [1]. Akin to the relative stabilities of hydrocarbon isomers – and in line with

experimental findings – quantum-chemical calculations show that formation of branched

silanes is thermodynamically favored over formation of the corresponding n-isomers. The

plasma-assisted synthesis developed recently in our laboratory provides a unique route

to perchlorinated oligosilanes. The latter are formed from SiCl4 and H2 by SiCl4

polymerization and HCl elimination in a radiofrequency-assisted non-thermal plasma.

Surprisingly, the reaction product is composed exclusively of unbranched silanes; plasma

synthesis hence provides efficient access to a contra-thermodynamic product.

Here, a detailed quantum-chemical study on the reaction mechanism underlying the

plasma-assisted formation of perchlorosilanes is reported. Preliminary results pointed at

the involvement of radical cationic species in the reaction course [2]. The initial reaction

between H2 and SiCl4+• leads to formation of SiCl2+• as key reactive species that

undergoes adduct formation with neutral silanes to yield higher oligosilanes. The

proposed reaction mechanism explains the predominant formation of unbranched silanes.

Alternative reaction of neutral SiCl4 and H2 as well as the involvement of other reactive

species such as SiCl3+ are excluded as irrelevant.

Figure 1: Relative isomer stabilities for neutral Si5Cl12 (top) and radical cationic Si5Cl12+•

(bottom, ΔH298 in kcal mol–1).

[1] G. Urry, Acc. Chem. Res. 3 (1970) 306-312. [2] E.M.L. Fink, A. Schießer, R. Berger, and M.C. Holthausen, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 354 - 355

(2013) 378-390.

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OR-9 Copper-based heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 reduction and

water oxidation

Ngoc Huan Tran, Dilan Karapinar, Marc Fontecave, and Victor Mougel

Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, UMR CNRS 8229, Collège de France,

Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France

E-mail: victor.mougel@college-de-france.fr

Selective electrochemical reduction of CO2 into energy-dense organic compounds is a

promising strategy for using CO2 as a carbon source. However, efficient and selective

earth abundant metal catalysts for the two reactions typically required for efficient CO2

electrolysis, namely the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and CO2 reduction, are still

scarce. We will present here the synthesis and electrochemical properties of a rationally

designed nanostructured copper/copper oxide electrocatalyst for OER [1], and of a series

of Iron-based catalysts synthesized by pyrolysis of iron-, N-, and C-containing precursors

for the electroreduction of CO2 under aqueous conditions [2] (Figure 1). We will present

their combination and use in a flow electrolyzer.

Figure 1: Electrocatalysts for OER and CO2 reduction (Nanostructured Cu/CuO, left and

Cu-N-C material, right).

[1] T.N. Huan, G. Rousse, S. Zanna, I.T. Lucas, X. Xu, N. Menguy, V. Mougel, and M. Fontecave, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56 (2017) 4792-4796.

[2] T.N. Huan, N. Ranjbar, G. Rousse, M. Sougrati, A. Zitolo, V. Mougel, F. Jaouen, and M. Fontecave, ACS Catal. 7 (2017) 1520-1525.

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OR-10 Electrochemical cysteamine assay for the study of reactivity of

bioactive ligands

David Novak,a Krzysztof Stolarczyk,b Martina Zatloukalova,a and Jan Vaceka

a Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Palacky

University, Hněvotínská 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic b Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

E-mail: david.novak@upol.cz

The detection principle of the assay is based on electrochemical monitoring of cysteamine

as model molecule (molecular probe) containing two redox centers, i.e. sulfhydryl and

amino groups (Fig. 1A). An amine group can create Schiff bases with various aldehydes,

and a sulfhydryl group can be easily oxidized to a disulfide and is a good nucleophile. A

typical reaction is Thiol-Michael addition [1,2].

Electrochemical analysis was utilized for observing the interactions of free amino and

thiol groups. Therefore, the method could be applied for investigating the reactivity of a

broad spectrum of binding ligands to both redox centers of cysteamine. Also, the stability

of a battery of thiols and amines under different conditions can be investigated by this

method.

Two ligands with well known biological activities and functional groups with different

reactivities are involved in the pilot study. Sulforaphane is a natural isothiocyanate (Fig.

1B) and 4-hydroxynonenal is an unsaturated aldehyde produced by lipid peroxidation

(Fig. 1C). The reaction products of both ligands with cysteamine were identified using LC-

MS.

Figure 1: Structures of A) cysteamine, B) sulforaphane, C) 4-hydroxynonenal.

[1] D.P. Nair, M. Podgorski, S. Chatani, T. Gong, W. Xi, C.R. Fenoli, and C.N. Bowman, Chem. Mater. 26 (2014) 724-744. [2] L. Monico, K. Janssens, E. Hendriks, F. Vanmeert, G. Van der Snickt, M. Cotte, G. Falkenberg, B.G. Brunetti, and C. Milani, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54 (2015) 13293-13297.

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OR-11 RDC-7119: a crystallographic case study from pharmaceutical

development

Jackie O’Neil, David Webster, Mark Oliveira, and Mark Tawa

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Alkermes, Inc. 852 Winter Street, Waltham,

MA 02451, United States

E-mail: jacklyn.oneil@alkermes.com

RDC-7119 is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist and a serotonin

reuptake inhibitor discovered at Alkermes. A polymorph screen with 20 solvents and at

different temperatures resulted in a single non-solvated polymorph. RDC-7119

crystallized as a freebase with a melt/decomposition temperature starting at 258 °C.

RDC-7119 is non-hygroscopic, adsorbing <0.1% mass at 90% RH, and is soluble (0.2

mg/mL) in aqueous media. Single crystals were grown out of acetonitrile and the crystal

structure of RDC-7119 showed that it crystallized in the P6(5) space group. A search of

the Cambridge Structure Database (CSD) for space group frequency ranking indicated

that only 0.07% (272/ 374,246) of CSD entries for organic molecules crystallized in this

group [1]. Crystal structure analysis of RDC-7119 showed that one of the hydrogen

atoms of the amide nitrogen formed H-bond with the carbonyl of another molecule; and

the other hydrogen of the amide is H-bonded with the bridge nitrogen of a third molecule

forming a H-bond trimer.

[1] https://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/support-and-resources/ccdcresources/a343010d2dfe48f1a577211a2e3e055d.pdf, (499 total in CSD, subtracted by number of inorganic hits from March 31st, 2017 search).

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OR-12 Synthesis of novel polyfunctional monomers based on 1,1,3,3-

tetramethylguanidine

Kseniia Otvagina, Alsu Akhmetshina, and Ilya Vorotyntsev

LMCP, Nanotechnology and biotechnology department, NNSTU n.a. R.E. Alekseev, Minina

st., 24, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia

E-mail: k.v.otvagina@gmail.com

Polymer ionic liquids (PILs) are a subclass of polyelectrolytes, which include ionic liquids

(ILs) as structural units. According to the type of ion covalently bonded to the polymer

chain, PILs are distinguished by anionic, cationic, zwitterionic, and also ionic copolymers.

Due to the preservation of the ionized state of the IL units, regardless of the presence of

the solvent, PILs are strong polyelectrolytes. Moreover, PILs can be processed using

classical methods such extrusion, injection molding, watering, electrospinning, and

others. Thus, thin films or fibers can be obtained, which is extremely important for the

production of functional materials such as gas separation membranes.

In this work a range of novel polyfunctional monomers based on 1,1,3,3-

tetramethylguanidine (TMG) were synthetized and investigated.

Synthesis of new acrylic, methacrylic and vinylaromatic monomers containing 1,1,3,3-

tetramethylguanidine fragments was carried out by monoalkylation of TMG by carboxylic

acid halides containing unsaturated bonds or p-chloromethylstyrene. The structure of

new monomers was proved by using NMR spectroscopy. All synthesized monomers were

characterized by a complex of advanced physicochemical methods including Mass

Spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy and others.

Guanidinium-based compounds demonstrate good performance for the absorption of

acidic gasses such as CO2 and SO2. Moreover, the guanidinium-based ILs are found to be

very useful and efficient in many scientific fields involving catalytic process, dissolution or

extraction, and gas absorption.

Acknowledgments: This study was financially supported by Grant of the President of Russian

Federation for early stage researchers (MD-4990.2018.3).

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OR-13 Cross-linked polymer electrolytes for highly performing lithium

batteries working at ambient conditions

Giulia Piana, Marisa Falco, Francesca Colò, Giuseppina Meligrana, Federico Bella,

and Claudio Gerbaldi

GAME Lab, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino,

Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy

E-mail: giulia.piana@polito.it

Ion-conducting, self-standing and tack-free poly(ethylene oxide)-based polymer

electrolytes are successfully prepared via a rapid and easily up-scalable free radical

polymerization, initiated by UV or thermal curing. This procedure is highly advantageous

due to its easiness and rapidity in processing, high efficiency and eco-friendliness as the

use of solvent is avoided.

The crosslinking produced during curing allows the incorporation of a liquid solvent,

RTIL or tetraglyme and LiTFSI salt, leading to a material with remarkable homogeneity

and robustness. The cross-linked polymer network can efficiently hold plasticizers without

leakage. Samples are thermally stable up to 375 °C under inert conditions. Excellent

ionic conductivity (>0.1 mS cm–1 at 25 °C), wide electrochemical stability (> 5 V vs. Li),

stable interfacial properties and dendrite nucleation/growth resistance are obtained. The

lab-scale Li-polymer cells assembled with different electrode materials (e.g., LiFePO4, Li-

rich NMC, LiCoPO4, TiO2) show stable charge/discharge characteristics with limited

capacity fading upon very long-term reversible cycling, even at room temperature [1-3].

The overall remarkable performance of the novel polymer electrolytes postulates the

possibility of effective implementation in the next generation of safe and durable

secondary Li-based polymer batteries working at ambient and/or sub-ambient

temperatures.

Figure 1. Typical appearance of a cross-linked polymer electrolyte with truly elastic characteristics (left) and long-term reversible cycling at ambient temperature in LiFePO4/Li lab-scale polymer cell (right).

[1] J.R. Nair, L. Porcarelli, F. Bella, and C. Gerbaldi, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 7 (2015) 12961-12971. [2] J.R. Nair, M. Destro, F. Bella, G.B. Appetecchi, and C. Gerbaldi, J. Power Sources 306 (2016) 258-267. [3] L. Porcarelli, C. Gerbaldi, F. Bella, and J.R. Nair, Sci. Rep. 6 (2016) art. no. 19892.

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OR-14 Nanoindentation of titanium oxide hydrate/polyvinyl alcohol

hybrid films after post deposition annealing

Michal Procházka,a Irene Votta,b Paul N. Stavrinoub, Natalie Stingelin,b and Mária

Omastováa

a Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia b Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, UK

E-mail: michal.prochazka@savba.sk

In this work nanomechanical properties of hybrid material of titanium oxide

hydrate/polyvinyl alcohol were investigated. These hybrids are perspective for

preparation of new types of dielectric mirrors. The reproducibility of the deposition and

the homogeneity of the thin films surface are fundamental requirements for the

production of highly periodic photonic structures. The main objective was to evaluate the

changes produced by post deposition annealing in hybrid thin films. The investigated

material was prepared from titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVAl)

following a conventional procedure [1].

We investigated a 2.4 μm thick films comprising hybrid with formulation 11.5 mmol

titanium per one gram of PVAl, which were deposited via spin coating on glass substrates

and aged in vacuum for seven days. Samples were analyzed by Triboindenter (TI750:

Hysitron, Minneapolis, USA) using a Berkovich diamond indenter with a tip radius of ∼150

nm. Samples before annealing and then annealed 10 minutes at 50 °C, 80 °C, and 200

°C were analyzed.

It was found that roughness slightly increased after annealing. Hardness also

increased from 0.26 ± 0.01 GPa for sample before annealing to 1.50 ± 0.04 GPa for

sample after annealing 10 minutes at 200 °C. Elastic modulus increased from 3.38 ±

0.09 GPa for sample before annealing to 18.79 ± 0.30 GPa for sample after annealing 10

minutes at 200 °C. Changes in elastic modulus is justified when considering the presence

of titanium oxide hydrate units of large dimension that act as point of defect interfering

with the polymer-polymer interaction and altering the natural elasticity of the polymer

matrix. The annealing promoted the removal of crystallization water and increased the

crosslinking density of the hybrid material, hence it justified the observed change of both

the elastic modulus and hardness.

Acknowledgments: The work was supported by project VEGA 2/0010/18.

[1] M. Russo, M. Campoy-Quiles, P. Lacharmoise, T.A.M. Ferenczi, M. Garriga, W.R. Caseri, and N. Stingelin, J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 50 (2012) 65-74.

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OR-15 First-principles study on the microsolvatation of organic molecules

on graphene

Antonio M. Rodríguez,a,b Ana B. Muñoz-García,b Orlando Crescenzi,b Ester

Vázquez,a Michele Pavone b

a University of Castilla-La Mancha, UCLM - IRICA, Avd. Camilo José Cela, Ciudad Real,

Spain

b Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via

Cinthia, Naples, Italia

E-mail: antoniom.rodriguez@uclm.es

First isolated in 2004 [1], graphene has sparked a great scientific interest thanks to its

peculiar mechanical and electronic properties, which promise to upgrade many

technologies, from microelectronics to biosensing and nano-medicine [2]. These potential

applications require stable graphene dispersions with a good balance between yield and

ease of manipulation, where graphene electronic properties are retained. Exfoliation of

graphite via non-covalent intercalation of small aromatic molecules represents a

promising strategy to obtain high quality graphene while avoiding chemical modifications

that can compromise its electronic features.

Among the many molecules that have been proposed as exfoliating agents, only a few

successfully exfoliate and stabilize graphene in aqueous media: one example is 2,4,6-

triamino-1,3,5-triazine, also known as melamine. In order to explain the role of

melamine on stable graphene aqueous dispersions, we have studied the nature of water-

melamine-graphene interactions with state-of-the-art density functional theory (DFT)

calculations. We analysed different melamine, water and melamine/water coverages and

symmetries on graphene within a super-cell slab periodic approach. From our results, we

propose a microsolvation model where the subtle interplay between non-covalent

interactions, namely dispersion and hydrogen-bonding, provides the necessary

thermodynamic driving force to stabilize the graphene-water system with small amounts

of melamine [3]. The results discussed in this contribution provide useful insights for the

rational design of new non-toxic molecules that can conveniently adsorb with water on

graphene, thus enabling its effective use in aqueous media.

[1] K.S. Novoselov, A.K. Geim, S.V. Morozov, D. Jiang, Y. Zhang, S.V. Dubonos, I.V. Grigorieva,

and A.A. Firsov, Science 306 (2004) 666-669. [2] K.S. Novoselov, V.I. Fal'ko, L. Colombo, P.R. Gellert, M.G. Schwab, and K. Kim, Nature 490 (2012) 192-200. [3] A.M. Rodríguez, A.B. Muñoz-García, O. Crescenzi, E. Vázquez, and M. Pavone, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18 (2016) 22203-22209.

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OR-16 Imposing unusual reactivity on iridium(III) with redox-active

ligands

Sebastian Sobottka, Margarethe van der Meer, and Biprajit Sarkar

Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Fabeckstr. 34-36, 14195

Berlin, Germany

E-mail: sebastian.sobottka@fu-berlin.de

The utilization of redox-active ligands has proven successful for tuning the reactivity at a

metal center, e.g. by influencing the Lewis acidity and serving as an electron reservoir for

catalytic processes.

Based on our previous work [1], we present a series of formally unsaturated

Iridium(III) complexes with an unsymmetrically substituted diamidobenzene ligand.

Using Meerwein’s Salt—a highly electrophilic methylating agent—the Iridium center of

compound 1 can be directly methylated, which has recently been shown for Iridium(I)

and Rhodium(I) compounds [2,3]. The redox-active nature of the ligands allows reversal

of the reactivity at the Iridium center by two-electron oxidation, which opens the Iridium

center for nucleophilic attack. The methylated Iridium complex 2 is capable of C-Cl bond

activation, which leads to compound 3.

The complexes and their reactivity have been investigated by various methods

including crystallography, cyclic voltammetry, IR-, UV-Vis-NIR- and EPR-

spectroelectrochemistry, photometric titration experiments, VT-NMR and mass

spectrometry. The electronic structure has been elucidated by (TD-)DFT measurements

and Intrinsic Bond Orbitals (IBO).

Figure 1: Interconversion of discussed metal complexes.

[1] M. Van der Meer, S. Manck, S. Sobottka, S. Plebst, and B. Sarkar, Organometallics 34 (2015) 5393-5400. [2] C.L. Pitman and A.J.M. Miller, Organometallics 36 (2017) 1906-1914. [3] D. Lionetti, V.W. Day, and J.D. Blakemore, Organometallics 36 (2017) 1897-1905.

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OR-17 DSSC: a synthetic approach for FRET increasing LHE dyes

Samuele Staderini,a Alessio Dessì,a Lorenzo Zani,a Alessandro Mordini,a,b and Gianna Reginatoa

a ICCOM-CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy b Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della

Lastruccia 3-13, 50019-Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

E-mail: sstaderini@iccom.cnr.it

Since the early nineties, dyes have been extensively studied for application in

photovoltaic technologies such as dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Large libraries of

different kinds of dyes have been synthesized in order to increase solar cell efficiency:

natural pigments, ruthenium complexes and metal-free organic compounds are the main

categories [1].

Within the last of these families, our group has focused its attention on D--A organic

molecules. This kind of compounds is characterized by a common motif: an electron rich

donor (D) linked to an electron poor acceptor (A) through a highly conjugated spacer.

Upon light absorption, this particular structure allows intramolecular charge transfer

(ICT) process from donor to acceptor. To have an efficient ICT process molecules must

have the HOMO localized over the donor region and the LUMO over the acceptor one [2].

Figure 1: Model of dye-antenna coupled molecule.

Light Harvesting Efficiency (LHE) is one of the critical points for dyes aimed at solar

cells application.; on the other hand the design and the synthesis of these compounds,

with high molar extinction coefficient in a large range of wavelength, can result

challenging.

The aim of this work has been to design a photosensitizer able to exploit Forster

Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) [3] to increase the LHE. This can be realized linking a

series of fluorescent donors (antennas) to the dye. These donors must have fluorescence

spectra overlapping (<30%) with absorption spectra of dyes and must be spatially

adjacent to the chromophore (max 100 Å).

To verify this concept we decided to prepare a model dye to be coupled to a series of

fluorescents antennas, using the Cu(I) azido-alkyne coupling (CuAAC) click reaction as a

simple and versatile synthetic tool. The methodology is very promising as it might allow

the preparation of libraries of dyes to measure the LHE values due to FRET effect.

[1] M.R. Narayan, Renew. Sust. Energ. Rev. 12 (2012) 208-215. [2] Y. Ooyama and Y. Harima, ChemPhysChem 13 (2012) 4032-4080.

[3] F. Odobel, Y. Pellegrin, and J. Warnan, Energy Environ. Sci. 6 (2013) 2041-2052.

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OR-18 Description of explicit solvation by automated water placement

based on high enthalpic interactions

Miguel Steiner, Michael Schauperl, Klaus Liedl, and Maren Podewitz

Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical

Chemistry, Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

E-mail: maren.podewitz@uibk.ac.at

Although many chemical reactions occur in solution, the elucidation of the involved

solvated structures still presents a considerable challenge, both experimentally and

theoretically.

Quantum chemistry enables us to study the impact of an environment on the

electronic structure. While continuum models improve the description compared to

simple gas phase calculations, they typically lack the ability to predict structural changes

that would occur due to explicit interactions with solvent molecules. Microsolvation, i.e.

incorporation of solvent molecules, often improves the description of the effects of the

environment on the structure in solution.

When studying microsolvated structures the challenges are where to place the solvent

molecules, how many solvent molecules to use and on the other hand which

conformations of the solute are relevant in solution. These issues are often attempted to

be solved by solely chemical intuition rather than a physics based approach and may not

sample the relevant phase space under study.

To resolve these issues, we used a combined Molecular Dynamics and Grid

Inhomogeneous Solvation Theory (GIST) [1] approach to analyse the solvent density

around the solute. Positions with high enthalpic and entropic interactions with the solute

are identified and individual solvent water molecules are placed at these positions to

obtain a reliable physically sound microsolvation.

This methodology is applied to various systems ranging from small test systems up to

a B12 antivitamin, where our results are in line with the solute structure based on NMR

spectroscopy.

Figure 1: Aspartate deprotonated (left) and protonated (right); atoms of water

molecules are color coded according to enthalpic interaction strength (blue strongly, red

weakly bound).

[1] C.N. Nguyen, T.K. Young, and M.K. Gilson, J. Chem. Phys. 137 (2012) art. no. 149901.

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OR-19 The reactions of hypochlorous acid with amino acids

Mária Szabóa and István Fábiána,b

a University of Debrecen, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Debrecen H-

4032, Egyetem tér 1, Hungary b MTA-DE Redox and Homogeneous Catalytic Reaction Mechanisms Research Group,

Debrecen H-4032, Egyetem tér 1, Hungary

E-mail: szabo.maria@science.unideb.hu

The reactions of amines, amino acids, peptides and proteins with hypochlorous acid

yields N-chlorinated compounds under a variety of conditions. In living organisms, these

processes are involved in the defence mechanisms against invading pathogens. The very

same species are also significant in water treatment technologies where they form

spontaneously from dissolved organic species upon dosing chlorine or hypochlorous acid

to water. They exhibit disinfecting activity and sufficiently kill microorganisms, though

their efficiency is generally less than that of chlorine. In both situations, the biological

activities of N-chloramines are attributed to their ability of penetrating into the cell where

they induce oxidative stress. Ultimately these processes lead to the death of the cells.

In recent years, physiological processes and environmental relevance have generated

immense interest in the redox reactions of N-chloro-amino acids. Earlier literature results

established that the formation of these species from hypochlorous acid and the

corresponding amino acids is fast.

Quite frequently, it was assumed that the decomposition proceeds via the Grob

fragmentation mechanism and the final products are formed in a single concerted

reaction step. Recently, we have shown that the decomposition of N-chloroglycine is a far

more complex multi-step process. [1]

In this presentation, we report our kinetic results on the formation and decomposition

of a great variety of N-chloro-amino acids. The pH profiles of the reactions between

hypochlorous acid and amino acids have been explored in detail using stopped-flow

technique. The corresponding parameters of activation have been obtained from

temperature dependent studies.

N-chloro-amino acids exhibit characteristic spectral bands at around λmax = 255 nm in

the UV spectral range, and the decomposition was monitored in this spectral region. Time

resolved spectral changes revealed that the decomposition is kinetically coupled with

further reaction steps. Kinetic profiles of individual species were also determined and

compared by making use of 1H-NMR spectroscopy.

Acknowledgments: This research was supported by the Hungarian Science Foundation (OTKA: K-

124983), as well as by the EU and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under

the project GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00008. M. Sz. is indebted to the New National Excellence

Program of the Ministry of Human Capacities, Hungary (UNKP-17-3).

[1] M. Szabó, Z. Baranyai, L. Somsák, and I. Fábián, Chem. Res. Toxicol. 28 (2015) 1282-1291.

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OR-20 How to become a great Teacher

Menno de Waal

Dept Laboratory Technique, ROC van Amsterdam, Naaldwijkstraat 45, 1059GJ

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

E-mail: m.dewaal@rocva.nl

Everybody can become a great teacher, no matter the “natural born” skills. Just think

about the one teacher you had, who left an impact and you know what to do. Knowing

your impact as a teacher [1], is knowing what to do. Transferring knowledge is the goal,

making the knowledge to last is the challenge. Education in chemistry is one of few

disciplines which can combine practice and theoretical in one. One cannot go without the

other. So as a teacher or presenter or guest teacher you’re blessed with countless ways

to teach your audience.

Building your lesson starts with analyzing the audience, exploring their knowledge and

how to activate them. Activation is a balance between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

The starting teacher is mostly focused on the extrinsic motivation, and is slowly moving

to the intrinsic motivation using his didactic skills [2]. Having a didactic based teaching

plan for a lesson is more than only preparing a PowerPoint presentation, a great teacher

chooses learning goals, teaching activities and checks the learning progress matching the

goals and uses the feedback from the progress to proceed to the next level [3].

The newest trends are to use digital tools to differentiate within class. Are the used

tools really providing the impact wanted? Is a PowerPoint as used presentations

supporting the story told or is it a distraction from the story? Being a great teacher is

constantly experimenting end evaluating new skills and tools to serve the audience the

best way you can.

[1] J. Hattie, Visible learning for teachers (2012). [2] C.A.J. de Jong, W. van den Brink, and J. Leary, ICL-R Interpersonal Checklist (2000). [3] J. Biggs and C. Tang, Teaching for quality learning at university (2011).

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Società Chimica Italiana

The Italian Chemical Society (Società

Chimica Italiana, SCI), founded in 1909

and erected as a Legal Institution with

R.D. n. 480/1926, is a scientific

association that includes more than

3400 members. SCI members carry out

their activities in universities and research institutes, schools,

industries, public and private research and control laboratories, or as

freelancers. They are joined not only by the interest in chemical

sciences, but also by the desire to contribute to the cultural and

economic growth of the national community, improving the quality

of human life and the protection of the environment.

SCI Giovani / SCI Young

All under-35 SCI members are part of the Young

Group. It is an interdisciplinary group that offers

several initiatives to its members: the Merck

Young Chemists Symposium, the Primo Levi and

Reaxys awards, several workshops like Y-RICh,

CV Clinic Day and Design Your Future, useful for the preparation of

European projects for young researchers, the creation of

collaborative networks, the development of individual soft-skills, and

much more.

Please visit our web-site:

https://www.soc.chim.it/it/sci_giovani/home

and follow us in these social networks:

SCI Giovani

SCI Giovani

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European Young Chemists’ Network

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the European Young Chemists’ Network (EYCN)!

The European Young Chemists’ Network (EYCN) is a motivated team of voluntary young

scientists from 24 European countries. The EYCN promotes the exchange of knowledge

and experience among young chemists in academia and industry, as well as in

professional and government bodies across Europe. It provides a platform for the

exchange of new ideas and projects, which improves the visibility of chemistry and brings

it closer to a wider audience – including partners in industry, business, and management.

Moreover, the EYCN supports young chemists at the beginning of their careers with

activities focused on soft-skills development for a successful academic or industrial

career.

We are glad you want to be part of our team and we are eager to cooperate with you on

our journey to connect young chemists all over Europe!

What is the EYCN?

We are a network of 26 chemical societies from 24 European countries (Figure 1).

Each society nominates up to two delegates who will represent them in the annual

Delegates Assembly (DA) and in the EYCN throughout the following year.

Figure 1. A map of all the countries (showed in blue) which have active delegates in the EYCN: (1) Portugal, (2) Spain, (3) Ireland, (4) France, (5) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland, (6) Belgium, (7) The Netherlands,(8) Switzerland, (9) Italy, (10) Germany, (11) Sweden, (12) Czech Republic, (13) Austria, (14) Poland, (15) Russia, (16) Serbia, (17) Greece, (18) Romania, (19) Finland, (20) Slovenia, (21) Cyprus, (22) Slovakia, (23) Macedonia (FYROM), (24) Hungary.

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What are we doing?

The aim of the EYCN is to provide a platform for young researchers in order to connect

them and promote chemistry across European countries and beyond.

The EYCN is coordinated by a Board consisting of six members who are elected every two

years during the Delegates Assembly (DA) and an Advisor, who is usually the previous

Chair. All of the remaining delegates are organized in four teams (Communication,

Membership, Networks and Science), which are managed by a Team Leader (Scheme 1).

Scheme 1. The structure of the EYCN Board and Teams.

In the last years, more than 25 initiatives were coordinated or supported by the

EYCN at a global level, in Europe and abroad. Among these, 19 conferences were

sponsored, and around 20 young chemists were awarded prizes for their outstanding

scientific contributions. Moreover, the EYCN widely advertised and received positive

feedback from a large community of chemists for its photography contests ‘Photochimica’

and the video contest ‘Chemistry Rediscovered’, aiming at increasing the visibility of

chemistry among European high schools. In addition, strong interaction and dynamic

action coordination between all EYCN delegates was ensured through the organisation of

annual Delegate Assembly meetings and monthly internet meetings.

These events and projects, which simply would not have taken place without the

sponsorship of Evonik Industries, have allowed EYCN to publicize the strong support

received by Evonik, not only during the events but also through active Social Network

advertisement. In Evonik, the EYCN found a great partner and supporter, which trusted

on our young network and our activities since our very beginning, and in return has been

strongly advertising this very positive support from Evonik to a large number of scientist

of broad chemical background.

These events and projects have set strong bases for an ever growing number of new

projects, among which the European Young Chemistry Award 2018 (EYCA), the 7th and

8th Young Chemists Crossing Borders (YCCB) exchanges in collaboration with our

partners at the American Chemical Society’s Younger Chemists’ Committee (ACS YCC),

the 2nd edition of the ‘Chemistry Rediscovered ’video contest, a Mentoring project for

applicants to the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions and European Research Council grant,

but also the co-organisation of the 2nd European Young Chemist Conference or the

establishment of a library of soft-skills symposium to be delivered to Young Chemists by

EYCN delegates all around Europe. These actions will provide unique opportunities to

further advertise and publicize the supports without whom EYCN could not develop.

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The following list summarises all of our main activities:

Public Outreach

Publishing articles in newspapers and newsletters

Maintaining our website: www.eycn.eu

Presence in social media

Distributing monthly EYCN newsletters

Photo and video contests

Presence at National and International Events

EYCN Career Days

Collaboration with COST Actions (European Cooperation in Science &

Technology)

Organising soft skills Workshops

EYCN Meetings and Conferences

Delegates Assembly (DA)

European Young Chemists Meeting

EuCheMS General Assembly

International Exchange

Young Chemists Crossing Borders (YCCB) with American Chemical Society

Collaboration with IYCN (International Young Chemists’ Network)

Awards and Prizes

European Young Chemist Award (EYCA)

Poster Prizes at national and international conferences

Detailed overview of EYCN projects:

11th Delegates Assembly in Portugal

- In April 2016, the 11th Delegates’ Assembly was held in Guimarães, Portugal. The

event had representatives from 16 different European countries who met to

discuss the future plans of the EYCN.

1st Photo contest “Photochimica”

- Under the motto “Chemistry is everywhere!”, the EYCN promoted chemistry

through visual arts and to showed presence of chemistry in our daily life. The

competition was aimed at people under the age of 35 passionate about

photography and chemistry. The first edition was a great success: 78 photos

from 12 countries were evaluated and we could organise exhibitions in 5

different countries to display a selection of these photos.

6th EuCheMS Chemistry Conference (ECC) in Seville (Spain)

- During the 6th EuCheMS Chemistry Conference (ECC) in Seville (Spain) in

September 2016, the EYCN organized a four-day career event. These “EYCN

Career Days” were consisted in lectures and workshops specifically designed by

and for young chemists looking ahead to their future career in academia or

industry. In order to organise this series of events, the EYCN strongly collaborated

with different industries, academic institutions and publishing authorities. This

event was jointly organized with the GDCh Career Services & the Careers team of

the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Poster award and financial contribution to the Merck Young Chemists Symposium in Italy

- The Merck Young Chemists Symposium is the main international event (150-200

people) organized by the Young Group of the Italian Chemical Society, and it is

open to the whole EYCN framework. This event promotes the EYCN within Italian

young chemists, and this reflects in the strong participation of young Italian

scientists to the recent activities promoted by EYCN and EuCheMS.

EYCN meets COST Action CM1407 / NatChemDrug Award

- During the past years, the EYCN established new collaborations with COST

Actions, which are a flexible, fast, effective and efficient networking instrument for

researchers, engineers and scholars to cooperate and coordinate nationally funded

research activities. COST Actions allow European researchers to jointly develop

their own ideas in any science and technology field. EYCN promoted an

international award for a young chemist in collaboration with the COST Action

CM1407. Topic of the call: “Challenging organic syntheses inspired by nature –

from natural products chemistry to drug discovery”.

1st Video contest “Chemistry Rediscovered”

- This contest promoted chemistry among the young high-school students from all

Europe. This was achieved with the help of teachers who developed scientific

projects together with their students and encouraged them to present their

findings in a form of a video-experiment, together with an accurate experimental

protocol. Among more than 100 videos, only two per country were selected

from a selected national jury to compete at the European level. 15 amazing

high-quality videos and experimental protocols from 8 participant countries

exceeded all expectations for this inaugural edition. After a European evaluation,

the winner was announced to be a Portuguese team, which was awarded with a

trip to London. Flight and accommodation expenses included, for a 3-night stay,

where totally sponsored by Evonik. Places from 2nd to 5th were awarded with

participation goodies (participation certificate, T-shirts, calendars, scientific kit).

All the videos are currently available on the EYCN Facebook page at:

http://www.facebook.com/eycn.eu

Poster Award in Ireland

- The Institute of Chemistry of Ireland hosted a postgraduate conference for all

postgraduate chemists in third level institutions in Ireland. This conference

included a variety of oral and poster presentations from invited speakers and

postgraduate students, from across all fields of chemistry. 2 EYCN poster prizes

were awarded during the 69th Irish Postgraduate Colloquium in Dublin.

Treasure Hunt in Greece

- The Treasure Hunt was a project organized by the ReAcTiON team –

undergraduate students of Chemistry of AUTH (Aristotle University of

Thessaloniki, Greece) in collaboration with the EYCN. The aim was to bring the

participants closer to the history and practice of chemistry. Through simple, yet

interactive and entertaining procedures and tasks the players were asked to

understand chemical terms (e.g. neutralization), solve riddles, and move in space

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and time to correct the time discontinuous and be the first to reach the prize. The

event hosted 126 participants and 75 volunteers who were running the game.

12th Delegates Assembly in Greece

- In May 2017, the 12th Delegates’ Assembly was held in Heraklion, Greece. The

event had representatives from 18 different European countries who discussed

the projects carried out under EYCN flagship during past and future years.

Poster Award in Austria and financial contribution to “Get Together in Austria” event

- As a growing network consisting of 25 working members, the Austrian young

chemists have organized their own program at the Austrian Chemistry Days 2017.

With workshops, presentations and discussions, the young chemists met before to

share ideas between regional teams, made new ones and solved challenges.

Furthermore, for the first time in their history, the network has run the first

election of the National Board of the Young Chemists Network, who is responsible

for the nationwide organisation. Moreover, during the 17th Austrian Chemistry

Days, the Austrian Young Chemists Network awarded a poster award for the very

first time.

Poster Award and the first EYCN Soft-skills Workshop in Serbia

- The Serbian Chemical Society and Serbian Young Chemists’ Club organized a

mutual event to celebrate the 120th anniversary since the foundation of the

Serbian Chemical Society. All Bachelor, Master and PhD students could apply for

the 5th Conference of Young Chemists of Serbia. The conference program included

poster and oral presentations, as well as soft-skills workshops. One of those was

given by the EYCN, where the Chair presented how to design a great poster

presentation and to minimize the time-consuming process of preparing and

presenting an effective poster.

Oral Presentation Award in Greece

- This project aimed to highlight the importance of high-quality presentations

during the 1st Conference in Chemistry for Graduate, Postgraduate Students, and

PhD candidates in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and to reward the

young chemists that gave the best presentations. With this project, EYCN and its

activities became better known among the young participants at the conference

spreading by this way the vision of the EYCN even further.

Poster award and financial contribution to the Merck Young Chemists Symposium in Italy

- The Merck Young Chemists Symposium is the main international event (200

young researchers) organized by the Young Group of the Italian Chemical

Society, and it is open to the whole EYCN framework. These occasions let the

Italian chemists know about EYCN/EVONIK, and this reflect in the strong

participation of young Italian scientists to the recent activities promoted by

EYCN/EuCheMS.

Reception JCF in Germany

- The German young chemists’ network (JCF) celebrated 20 years and hosted a

reception at the Science Forum in Berlin (Wissenschaftsforum Chemie) with

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guests from JCF, GDCh, industry and further long-term partners. The event

marked a highlight in the anniversary year and aimed to foster future

collaboration with existing and new partners. The JCF promoted the “EYCN,

partners with Evonik” at this event with advertising of the network to make the

EYCN further known in Germany.

Poster Award and financial contribution to the 25th SS PChS in Poland

- The Student Section of the Polish Chemical Society celebrated its 25th anniversary.

On this occasion, the board organized a Winter Meeting and promoted the activity

of the Student Section and the EYCN among young researchers. The conference

program included poster and oral sessions for Bachelor, Master and PhD students

coming from all fields of chemistry. Moreover, the board awarded the EYCN poster

award for the very first time.

2nd Photo contest “Photochimica”

- In honour to the 150th birthday anniversary of Maria Skłodowska-Curie, the

theme of the 2nd edition of Photochimica was ‘Radioactivity’. We received around

40 photos from 11 different countries, such as Austria, France, Georgia,

Greece, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, UK and the USA, see Figure

2.

- The 1st exhibition took place in Warsaw during “Medicina-Scientia-Cultura”, an

International Conference devoted to the achievements of Maria Skłodowska-Curie,

which hosted the birthday gala - 150th birthday of the Nobel Prize winner, with

the participation of grand-children of Maria Skłodowska-Curie: Hélène Langevin-

Joliot and Pierre Joliot. The 2nd exhibition is planned to take place at the 7th

EuCheMS Chemistry Congress (ECC7) in Liverpool (UK) from 26th to 30th

September 2018.

Figure 2. The winner of the 2nd edition of Photochimica. Title: “12.3”

by Thomas Binns (USA).

Contribution to the CrocusExpo, in Russia

- During the International chemical expo “Chemistry-2017” (CrocusExpo, Moscow,

Russia), the first meeting of Young Chemists was organised in Russia to

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establish the Younger Division of Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society (MRCS).

During this meeting, the mission and structure of the division were discussed.

Around 50 people participated in this first Assembly. The EYCN supported the first

Young Chemists Assembly and the formation of the Young Chemists Division and

participated with the 2nd Soft-skills Workshop.

Active participation at ABCChem

- Besides European borders, the EYCN actively participated to the inaugural Atlantic

Basin Conference on Chemistry (ABCChem) in Cancún (Mexico, January 2018),

co-organized by the Chemical societies across North and South America, Europe,

and Africa: by the presence of Victor Mougel, the EYCN Networks Team leader and

the remote “through internet” interaction of Alice Soldà, the EYCN chair, the EYCN

co-organized with the ACS YCC a Young Chemist symposium entitled “a crash

course in professional development for young chemists” This event offered a great

opportunity for top scientists from around the Atlantic Basin region to share ideas

and collaborate on current multi-disciplinary chemistry topics, and for young

chemists’ networks to establish bridges all around the Atlantic basin.

Presentation Award in Spain

- For the first time, the EYCN was invited to participate to the Trobada De Joves

Investigators dels Paisos Catalans in Barcelona for presenting its activities and to

sponsor one poster award. The event, organized by the Societat Catalana de

Quìmica (SCQ), hosted more than 60 oral presentations given by young

researchers and the EYCN contributed with a presentation award.

Presentation Awards in Belgium

- The Chemistry Conference for Young Scientists (ChemCYS) is a biennial scientific

meeting for young researchers in the field of chemistry and life sciences. As of

2010, this conference has received an increasing international interest and a

growing number of participants, of around 350-400 young chemists. Due to its

international character, the last two editions of ChemCYS were officially endorsed

by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the

European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS). ChemCYS

is organised by the youth division of the Royal Flemish Chemical Society (KVCV),

a professional organisation uniting all chemists in Flanders. The Chair of the EYCN

was invited to take part at the event as Jury Member and the EYCN contributed to

award six students for their excellent poster contributions.

Presentation Award in Portugal

- The Young Chemists Group (GQJ) of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ) is

organizing the 6th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (6th PYCheM) that will take

place in May 2018. Following the success of its previous occurrence, which

gathered more than 200 young chemists, the 6th PYCheM aims at bringing

together young chemists from all over Europe associated with both academia and

industry, foster fruitful collaborations, strengthen current scientific and

professional collaborations, as well as expand their research network to build up

an enlarged international professional network. The EYCN will sponsor a poster

award to a young researcher.

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Poster Awards in Germany

- The spring symposium of the German young chemists (Frühjahrssymposium des

Jungchemikerforums) is an international scientific conference for young chemists.

It takes place every year in a different city and is organized by one of the 54 local

sections of the Jungchemikerforum. This year, the organizers expect 350

participants from all over Europe. Besides six plenary lectures, there will be

talks by industry and young professionals. There will be 11 oral presentations and

up to 300 posters in two poster sessions. The EYCN will sponsor 3 poster

awards.

Poster Award in France

- The French Chemical Society will hold its national congress in June/July 2018 in

Montpelier and Toulouse. For the first time, the congress will be entirely held in

English and get an international dimension. The RJ-SCF (Reseau des Jeunes

Chimistes de la SCF – young chemist networks of SCF) has been actively involved

in the conference organization, including the selection of the keynote and invited

speakers and the organization of the scientific outreach program. The support of

the EYCN to the congress by a poster prize will strongly reinforce the visibility of

both young chemists as active organizers and the importance of the EYCN as a

structuring member of the European chemistry community.

2nd Video contest “Chemistry Rediscovered”

- The EYCN already received multiple requests regarding the 2nd edition of the EYCN

video contest ‘Chemistry Rediscovered’. We are glad to announce that this year,

we will collaborate with the EuCheMS Division of Chemical Education, and the

young chemists from all Europe are challenged to present a depicted element

from the Periodic Table in a creative way. This theme was especially chosen to

celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table and also the centennial of

IUPAC in 2019.

What are our aims?

These numerous projects witness for the important achievements accomplished by the

EYCN to promote ideas and projects among young chemists, to participate in the

structuration of the young chemists’ community at a European level and to broadcast

soft-skills that are necessary for a successful career in academic or industrial chemistry.

These have fostered a broad number of future actions devoted to i) further extend our

involvement in public outreach events; ii) pursue our presence at national and

international chemistry-related events; iii) organize EYCN meetings and promote the

structuration of the Young chemist Community at a European level; iv) provide soft-skills

trainings to increase attractive of young European chemists on the job market, v)

establish international collaborations and exchanges and vi) be an active actor of the

Young Chemists awards and prizes in Europe.

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What can you do?

The EYCN lives and thrives through the outstanding work of its members. To keep the

EYCN functioning successfully, as it has been so far, it is vital that everyone actively

supports all activities.

There are many levels on which you can participate. The list below suggests some of the

numerous things you can do to contribute:

Actively take part in your Team’s work

Promote the EYCN in your country/society

Organise local and regional events (please inform the EYCN about them)

Organise talks and workshops (please inform the EYCN about them)

Raise funding for events related to chemistry

Help others to organise events and support them with your experience

…

Each contribution is most valuable! Whether you have a brand-new idea, or if you are

supporting and publicising an on-going project, or you are simply giving good advice

based on the past experiences. We are always extremely thankful for the engagement

and helping to spread the word.

Thank You!

…for your interest and desire to be a part of the EYCN! We hope you will have an

exceptional and productive time on our mutual path, to try to make chemistry

transparent and bring it to the significant place where it belongs. You will get to know

some extraordinary people and different cultures on that way and you can be sure they

will all welcome you with open arms and an open mind.

Figure 3. The EYCN Delegates attending the 12th Delegates Assembly in Heraklion (GR).

Follow us!

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Rules of the European Young Chemists’ Network

Preamble

The European Young Chemists’ Network (hereafter referred to as “EYCN”) is the younger

members division of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences

(EuCheMS).

§1 Aims and Tasks

EYCN aims to provide a platform within the EuCheMS framework where young chemists

can:

a. Contribute to a united voice in science, education and politics – with specific focus

on chemistry and molecular sciences - and have their opinions represented

throughout Europe;

b. Network with each other to form a supportive community throughout Europe;

c. Forge new links and strengthen old links to facilitate the discussion of common

interests between academics and industrialists;

d. Generate and expand upon new ideas and initiatives in order to contribute to the

future of science and the development of a European society;

e. Contribute to improving the popular image of chemistry among the general public,

therefore enforcing the public awareness of chemistry as a tool to solve societal

problems;

f. Have their needs and opinions brought to the attention of the EuCheMS Executive

Board and aim for an equal say in EuCheMS initiatives and programmes.

§2 Membership

EYCN’s membership exists on an organisational and on an individual level:

a. Members of EYCN are members of EuCheMS under the age of 35 (defined by the

constitution of EuCheMS);

b. Member societies of EYCN are bodies representing young chemists of EuCheMS

member societies;

c. Affiliate member societies are societies that work closely with EYCN but that are

not a part of the EuCheMS framework;

d. Affiliate members are members of affiliate member societies;

e. Delegates are individual members representing a member or affiliate member

society;

f. Member societies of EYCN which have resigned as EuCheMS member societies will

automatically become affiliate member societies of EYCN.

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g. EYCN alumni are former members of EYCN’s general assembly.

§3 Institutions of EYCN

The structure of EYCN consists of a general assembly (hereafter called Delegate

Assembly), a board and a steering committee.

§3.1 Delegate Assembly

The Delegate Assembly fulfils the role of general assembly for EYCN.

a. The Delegate Assembly (DA) is the highest organisational body of EYCN;

b. The DA is open to all members. Every society within EuCheMS will be invited to

appoint one or two delegates of EYCN to represent their respective society;

c. The DA will meet at least once a year in an independent EYCN event. The

announcement of the Delegate Assembly will be made at least six weeks in

advance of the date. It will consist of at least a tentative agenda, date and place

of the DA;

d. The voting body of the DA consists of a single official representative for each of

the member societies of EYCN. A delegate may only cast one vote. Each member

society may choose to be represented by another delegate through written

authorisation. The authorisation must be written and delivered at least 24 hours

to the DA and addressed to the Chair of EYCN. For a vote to be valid there is a

quorum of 40% of the member societies of the EYCN. The vote will be decided by

majority. In the case of a rule change, the quorum will be raised to two thirds of

the member societies.

The Delegate Assembly has the mandate to:

a. Decide on the acceptance of new member or affiliate member societies by a

majority vote of the delegates during the DA, at which time the new member may

be granted voting rights;

b. Evaluate the annual report and decide on the general strategy of EYCN;

c. Decide by majority voting on the need to instate the different board functions

(§3.2), number and responsibilities of teams (§3.3);

d. Elect the steering committee by secret ballot. A diverse and equal representation

of the different member societies is strived for. No member society may be

represented by more than two delegates in the steering committee (§3.4). Voting

is done by simple majority. Upon staking of the votes, a single revote is cast. If a

single revote offers no solution, decision is made by fate; e.g. by coin toss;

e. Change the “Rules of the European Young Chemists’ Network” by a 2/3 majority

vote.

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§3.2 The board

a. The board of EYCN consists of a minimum of four (4) and maximum of eight (8)

members: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer and up to four (4) team

leaders. The DA may decide not to instate each of these functions if judged

unneeded and may choose to have two or more roles fulfilled by the same person.

Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer are defined as in the EuCheMS

regulations. Team leaders are defined in §3.3.

b. Members of the board are directly elected by the DA and serve for two years.

Voluntary resignation of a board member is possible by sending a written

demission with a notice of six (6) weeks, to the Secretary. Upon resignation of a

member, responsibilities are taken over by other board members:

a. Vice-Chair replaces the Chair

b. Secretary or Treasurer replaces the Vice-Chair

c. Team leaders may take up the role of Secretary or Treasurer on an interim

basis but this should be ratified by the DA.

Board members may be elected for a second, but not for a third, consecutive

term. The Chair may only serve a single term, but will be expected to serve as an

advisor for the consecutive term, i.e. they are expected to serve for a further two

years as an advisor to the SC. The Chair must represent a different country every

term.

c. Forced resignation of a board member will proceed after a meeting of a minimum

of 40% of the delegates of the member societies. This can occur between the

annual DA at an Extraordinary Delegates Assembly, online if necessary. The vote

will be decided by a simple majority.

d. The board directly advises the DA and is responsible for the network’s

management and the execution of the general strategy of EYCN.

e. The board prepares the annual report and the agenda for the next DA.

f. The board may consult the DA electronically for input and advice, including a

request for voting, if circumstances require.

g. The board votes by simple majority. Upon staking of the votes, the Chair decides.

§3.3 Teams

The DA has the right to instate topical teams with well-specified responsibilities.

a. These teams are instated for 2 years and may be reinstated indefinitely;

b. Each team is headed by a team leader. Team leaders are directly elected by the

DA. Team leaders may be elected for a second, but not third term;

c. A team is responsible for the performance and oversight of specific tasks of EYCN

as decided upon by the DA;

d. Team leaders, each responsible for a team made up from the delegates, will

represent their team on the board and in the steering committee.

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§3.4 Steering Committee

a. The Steering Committee (SC) will comprise of the board and advisory members;

b. In the absence of the Chair, another board member will act as chair of the SC

(analogous to §3.2.B);

c. Each member of the SC shall represent a national society and the diversity of

EYCN shall be reflected in the SC. A diverse representation of the different

member societies is strived for but not mandatory;

d. The Steering Committee is authorised to amend the rules to incorporate any

changes required by EuCheMS Executive Committee;

e. The SC decides on the team’s composition, strategy, annual plan and member

composition;

f. The SC votes by simple majority. Upon staking of the votes, the chair decides.

§3.5 EYCN Alumni

Former members of the DA have the option of staying on as a member of the EYCN

Alumnus programme: EYCN’D.

The alumni have the option to join one of the EYCN Teams or participate in EYCN events.

They may also participate in the annual Delegate Assemblies and in SC meetings in an

advisory capacity.

§4 Resources

a. Resources should be sought from industry, societies, organisations, individuals or

government bodies;

b. Each Team will be responsible for fundraising for their respective projects and will

coordinate with a designated board member regarding contracts, invoices, etc.,

with sponsors and supporters;

c. Invoices in the name of EYCN are issued by the Chair only after approval from the

EuCheMS Treasurer;

d. The board will report the financial situation of EYCN at the Delegate Assembly;

e. All resources raised will be used solely for activities of EYCN in a manner approved

by the SC;

EYCN will not retain any assets.

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EYCN Recognized Events – 2018

DATE EVENT CITY

(COUNTRY)

January 23–26, 2018 1st Atlantic Basin Conference on Chemistry

(ABCChem) Cancún

(Mexico)

January 26–27, 2018 63rd Berzeliusdagarna Stockholm

(SE)

January 27–29, 2018 16th Swiss Snow Symposium ’18 Saas-Fee

(CH)

January 28–February 2, 2018 12th European-Winter School on Physical Organic

Chemistry (E-WiSPOC) Bressanone

(IT)

January 29–30, 2018 10th Trobada de Joves Investigadors dels Paisos

Catalans Barcelona

(ES)

February 21–23, 2018 14th Chemistry Conference for Young Scientists

(ChemCYS) Blankenberge

(BE)

March 21–24, 2018 20th JCF-Frühjahrssymposium (spring symposium) Konstanz

(DE)

April 25–29, 2018 Spring Meeting Skorzęcin

(PO)

May 3–5, 2018 Young Researchers' International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (YRICCCE II)

Budapest (HU)

May 6–9, 2018 13th EYCN Delegates’ Assembly (DA) Torino

(IT)

May 15–18, 2018 6th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (PYCheM) Setúbal

(PT)

May 15–17, 2018 21st Conference of Young Scientists in Chemistry Nizhny

Novgorod (RU)

June 17–20, 2018 1st National Meeting of the Swedish Chemical

Society Lund (SE)

June 21–22, 2018 70th Irish Universities Chemistry Research

Colloquium Belfast

(IE)

June 30–July 4, 2018 1st Young chemist symposium Montpelier

and Toulouse (FR)

July 3–8, 2018 5th International ChemCH2018 – Congress on

Chemistry for Cultural Heritage Bucharest

(RO)

August 26–30, 2018 7th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress Liverpool

(UK)

August 30–31, 2018 5th RSC Early Career Symposium Liverpool

(UK)

September 9 –12, 2018 70th Congress of the Slovak and Czech Chemical

Society Zlín (CZ)

September 19–23, 2018 25th Congress of Society of Chemists and

Technologists of Macedonia Ohrid (MK)

December 3–5, 2018 6th CHAINS - CHemistry As INovating Science Veldhoven

(NL)

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EYCN 13th DELEGATES ASSEMBLY PROGRAM

Saturday, 5th May 2018

Time Program Moderator

14:00 Check-in at the hotel (for participants that booked sightseeing)

15:00 Touristic visit to riverside Guided tour at the Medieval Village and Castle

SCI Giovani

20:00 Dinner

Italian Tavern

22:00 Saturday Night Beer

Sunday, 6th May 2018

Time Program Moderator

9:30 Breakfast

10:15 Touristic visit to the city centre SCI Giovani

11:40 Short brunch

12:20 Touristic visit to Turin heart

Guided tour at Mole Antonelliana Guided tour at Cinema Museum

SCI Giovani

14:00 Check-in at the hotel (for participants that did not book sightseeing)

15:00 Welcome by Local Committee of Gruppo Giovani – Italian Chemical Society (SCI)

Federico

15:20 Delegates’ flash presentations of the member

societies (max. 5 min for max. 5-10 PPT

slides)

Alice

16:30 Ice Cream Time

17:00 Delegates’ flash presentations of the member societies (max. 5 min for max. 5-10 PPT

slides)

Alice

18:00 EYCN Symposium Scientific presentations (6 slots x max. 7 min)

SCI Giovani

18:45 Free time

19:15 Meet the delegates Jelena

20:00 Dinner

“Apericena” in the largest square of Europe

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Monday, 7th May 2018

Time Program Moderator

8:15 Breakfast

9:00 Official Welcome Presentation of the EYCN and activity report

EYCN Account and Budget

Alice

9:40 Presentation EYCN Membership Team Jelena

10:00 Presentation EYCN Science Team Hanna

10:20 Presentation EYCN Communication Team Kseniia

10:40 Presentation EYCN Networks Team Victor

11:00 Coffee Break

11:30 ACS YCC Presentation (Dr. John Kelly) Jelena

11:50 ACS YCCB Program Exchange (Jackie

O’Neil)

Jelena

12:00 IYCN Presentation (Dr. Maarten van

Sisseren)

Victor

12:30 EVONIK Industries Presentation (Matthias Kleff)

Victor

13:00 Lunch

Camplus canteen

14:30 14th DA and 2nd EYCheM 2019

Presentation & Discussion

João

15:00 Internal meetings of the EYCN teams Team Leaders

15:45 EYCN Symposium Scientific presentations (6 slots × max. 7 min)

SCI Giovani

16:30 Coffee Break

17:00 EuCheMS Presentation (Prof. Pilar Goya

Laza)

Alice

17:30 SCI Presentation (Prof. Angela Agostiano) Alice

17:45 Professional Association of Chemists – Piemonte & Valle D’Aosta (Dr. Anna Sampò)

Federico

18:00 7th ECC Presentation (Dr. Sarah Thomas -

RSC)

Alice

18:30 EYCA Competition (Dr. Federico Bella) Alice

18:45 EYCN Activities in Liverpool (7th ECC) State of the Art (Dr. Fernando Gomollón Bel)

Alice

19:30 Free time

20:15 Dinner

Typical Piemontese dinner

Dress code: quite elegant

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Tuesday, 8th May 2018

Time Program Moderator

8:15 Breakfast

9:00 Executive Board Meeting (only for EYCN Board members)

Board

9:30 Chemistry Education (Menno de Waal) Alice

9:50 EYCN Activities in Liverpool (7th ECC)

Team work

Fernando

11:00 Coffee Break with Group Picture

11:45 EYCN Activities in Liverpool (7th ECC)

Presentation of results

Fernando

12:30 EYCN Activities in Liverpool (7th ECC) Plan and next steps

Fernando

13:15 Lunch

Meat lunch at 8-Gallery

14:30 Mobility and Mentoring Portal (Dr. Andreas

Bücker -FECCIA- and Silke Voigt -ECEG-)

Alice

15:00 EYCN Teams Presentation of the final line-ups, ideas and

future projects + teams’ pictures

Alice

15:50 Young chemists activities at IUPAC19 Victor

16:00 The Webpage on Chemistry (Miguel

Steiner)

Victor

16:15 Coffee Break

16:45 EYCN Symposium Scientific presentations (9 slots × max. 7 min)

SCI Giovani

18:00 Pros and Deltas DA Alice

18:30 DA closing remarks Alice

19:00 Free time

20:00 Dinner

True pizza of Naples

22:00 Last night drink

Wednesday, 9th May 2018

Time Program Moderator

8:30 Breakfast

9:15 Farewell

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